ALONG THE WAY
By: saihei
Disclaimer: "I know they are cute and sweet but...I DON'T OWN GAKUEN ALICE!
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A/N: Sorry it's too late!
10/23/07
CHAPTER 9: "A Step Closer To You"
Mikan was dumbfounded. She slowly turned around and found Natsume's eyes straightly looking up to her brown orbs.
"The one I want...is you." Natsume said.
"Are you playing some games again?" Mikan asked with uncertainty in her voice.
Natsume began laughing sarcastically. "Now you think I'm making fun of you? Damn girl...you really love judging me!"
Mikan eyes narrowed. "I do not understand, why are you always acting so badly around me?"
Natsume stopped laughing and looked down on his empty glass. "You know what baka-youjo, you're the one who have problems here..." He said in a very low voice. "...you clouded your mind with thoughts that I am nothing but a bad guy, did you ever think that I could be nice too?"
Mikan stifled a laugh and spoke. "What? Natsume Hyuuga? Could be nice? Geez...am I just hearing things or maybe you're not the real Natsume Hyuuga?"
Natsume frowned and glared at Mikan. "Shut-up stupid girl, don't talk like you know me that much!"
Mikan was taken aback. Of course, Natsume was right...she doesn't know him that much. "I'm sorry."
"Whatever." Natsume stood up and left his table to talk with some group of female standing near the entrance.
Mikan frowned irritatingly as she saw one of the girl clung on Natsume's arms. "What a jerk!" She cursed and turned her back around to do her job.
From one dim corner of the pub, Hotaru sighed. "My god...they're both too stupid."
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Natsume arrived at the Hyuuga mansion at exactly 2am. He yawned and touched his head. "Shit...my head hurts."
"Hello there, li'l brother."
Natsume's eyes narrowed pointedly when he recognized that voice. He looked forward to see Persona standing near one of the windows in the living room. "Oh...you're back in your lair...monster."
Persona smiled calmly. "This is your home too...wouldn't that'll make you a monster too?"
Natsume ignored the remarked and gradually made his way toward the long staircase that will lead to him to his room.
"So you already fell to her?" Persona started. "That miserable little girl..."
Natsume stopped and spoke coldly. "Are you that stupid? Can't you understand me...I said...butt out. Stop doing some senseless reconnaissance about her." He turned around and uninterestingly looked at Persona. "Mind your own thing and make your life useful."
Persona laughed and walked away from standing near the window to sit on one of the big couches in the living room. Natsume's glare followed his every movement. "You know the rules of the family Natsume...if you'll not stop that stupid emotion of course...I need to do something."
That pissed Natsume and began to approach Persona, maybe if he was not heavily drunk, he had ran to him, but his head was so intoxicated to move faster. He reached Persona and furiously grabbed his collar. "You know what...sometimes I get this urge that I really want you gone in my life...for good."
Persona smirked evilly and gently touched Natsume's face. "Oh really? Like what you did to your brother...you wanna kill me too?"
Natsume's hand let go of Persona. "Shut-up! That's not true!" He stated bluntly and pushed Persona away.
Persona's smiled triumphantly and watched anguish covered Natsume's feature. "You don't deserve to be happy Natsume...a murderer can never be happy." Persona said and left Natsume.
Natsume sat down on the couch and tried to stop his shaking hands. "I did not kill him...Naruhi was...was..." Natsume remembered his brother's face and covered his face. "No...no."
At one corner, Persona watched Natsume with a satisfied smiled on his lips.
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Morning;
Mikan quietly entered the classroom. She made her way toward her chair and noticed that Natsume was not around. 'Where the heck is he now? I thought he'll attend his classes today...'
Hotaru who was reading one of her favorite business book looked up and throw a meaningful stare to Mikan. "You're looking for him; he was here a while ago but left after a few minutes."
Mikan sat on her chair and shrugged her shoulders. "What are you talking about..."
Hotaru closed her book and continue her unwavering cold stare to Mikan. "Maybe he's somewhere else making some trouble."
Mikan was about to answer back when Ruka came in the room and approached Hotaru. "Where's Natsume?"
"I am not a directory." Hotaru opened her book and began reading again.
"Why?" Mikan asked.
Ruka's face became worried as he began his explanation. "I heard that Persona-sama had already returned from his business trip last night, and just this morning I saw Natsume walking at the corridor...his face...he seemed like sleepless and dreadful..." Ruka sighed. "I rarely see him like that...and he usually gets into trouble when he's like that."
"What do you mean Ruka?" Mikan asked again.
Ruka looked at Mikan. "Natsume could be uncontrollable sometimes."
Mikan reluctantly became worried and stood up. "Let's go find him then before he end up hurting someone."
Hotaru yawned. "So you cared for him then."
Mikan frowned. "NO! I'm just worried, I don't want some innocent people be hurt because that spoiled brat was not in a good mood."
Hotaru tediously stood up. "Yeah right, and I'm coming with you not because I want to earn some money while taking some pictures of Natsume beating someone but because I care for him."
"You are hopeless Hotaru." Ruka remarked.
"Whatever." Hotaru replied.
"Let's go Ruka-pyon!" Mikan said and the three left the room.
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"Don't you know how to respect your senpais!"
Natsume felt a punch landed on his face as he punched back.
At the second floor; as she stared downward, Mikan noticed some male student at the quadrangle.
Mikan gasped. "That's..." She watched Natsume received another kick from one of the four older students. "NATSUME!"
Ruka and Hotaru watched Mikan ran away from them as Mikan made her way down the building. "Let's go Hotaru!"
Hotaru yawned. "Let's walk Ruka."
"What?!" Ruka frowned. "Natsume is in trouble!"
Hotaru watched the scene down the building and smiled as she noticed Mikan already running toward them. "Don't you want to see a very interesting scene?"
"This is not funny Hotaru." Ruka said and began walking away. Hotaru followed silently.
At the quadrangle;
Tsubasa, one of the most popular trouble-maker in the academy punched Natsume's face. "You know what Hyuuga-boy, you shouldn't act like you own the campus."
Natsume spit and punched Tsubasa on the face. "You moron! Stay out of my way!"
Tsubasa smirked and watched his friends attacked Natsume at the same. With a hard kick on the stomach, Natsume fell on his knees.
Mikan gasped and ran to Natsume. "NO!"
Natsume felt some blood flow down his lips. "What the...hell are you doing...here?"
Mikan covered stood up and faced Tsubasa. "Are you the leader? How could you fight Natsume with all your tentacles when it's so obvious that Natsume is alone! Coward!"
Tsubasa smiled and stared on Mikan's face. "Oh," He said when he recognized Mikan's face. "Aren't you the best friend of the blackmail queen?" He smiled again and watched Mikan throw a scowl. "So you're the girlfriend of this Hyuuga-boy, you're so cute to end up with an air-head loser like him."
"Go away miss!" One of the guys was about to touch Mikan to place her away from Natsume, when a strong punched hit his face. "What the--"
Tsubasa saw Natsume on his feet again. "Oi..."
Natsume's crimsoned eyes glared to Tsubasa's friend. "No one will touch her!"
Tsubasa began laughing and gave Natsume another punched, which made him fall to Mikan's lap.
"Natsume!" Mikan worriedly hold Natsume's body. "This is enough Natsume! Stop this please!"
"You know what jou-chan, we're not the one who started this fight and believe it or not he's the one who asked for this." Tsubasa said. "You should really stay away from that jerk. He'll make your life miserable I'm telling you."
Mikan glared up to Tsubasa. "Yeah I know that okay! So just leave now!"
"That's enough Andou-san," Hotaru said behind Tsubasa.
Tsubasa turned around and met Hotaru's cold stare. "Oh, the blackmail queen..." He snickered. "Let's go guys."
Ruka and Hotaru watched Tsubasa's group left.
"Natsume!"
Ruka ran to Mikan and checked Natsume. "Damn, he's badly hurt."
Mikan fearfully looked to Ruka. "He fainted; help me bring him in the infirmary."
Ruka smiled and took Natsume's body from Mikan's hold. "Of course," He began walking with Mikan beside him. "And don't worry..."
Mikan stared to Ruka's calm eyes.
Ruka continued; "This is not the first time that Natsume fainted after being engage with a fight."
Hotaru took a picture of Natsume's face. "He loves hurting himself."
Mikan simply nodded but she can't wipe the worry off her usual jovial face. 'Natsume you fool...'
To BE ConTiNueD...
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A/N:
Chapter 9 up!
I'm really sorry for the long wait for this not-so-cool chapter! I was really hoping that I could write more but unfortunately I'm damn so busy! I'm really sorry guys! But don't worry I'm done with the summary of the next chapter so maybe I'll be posting it soon too!
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